Tire valve and the like



IVI. C. SCHWEINERT AND H. P. KRAFT. TIRE vALvE AND THE LIKE! APPLICATION FILED IAN. 6. 1915. RENEWED AUG- 2, I'92I..

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WITNESS M. C. SCHWEINERT AND H.AP. KRAFT.

TIRE VALVE AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION man JAN. s, |915. REM-:WED AUG. 2. 1921. Y

\Patented May 9, 1922.

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WITNESSES INVENTORS By Attorneys,

-UNHTEDL-sT-A'r-is NCPENGWv MAXIMILIAN 01m11.113s s'cnwnmnn'r, or NEW-Yom. N. Y., AND HENRY r.- kaars,

` F BIDGEWOOD, NEW' JERSEY.

Specification of I .etters-Patent. Patented May 9,1922.

Application filed January 6,`1915, Seria1 No. -758. Renewed August 2. 1921. Serial No. 489,203.

` To all whom# may concern.'

for repairspr "1-.repla'cements.. This Be' itknown that we, MAXIMILIAN CHARLES SCHWEINERT, residing 1n the bor- "o'ugh of Manhattan, city,lcounty, and State of NewYork,and HENRY?. KRAFT, residinginR-idgewood',in`the county of Bergen and 'I V,State of'New Jersey7 both citizens of the.v i United States,` have jointlyinvented cer tainf F and the like,`of which thegfollowing is a specification.A l This invention relates'to tire valves 'or'thef like, and aims'top'rovide .certain improveiv new and useful Improvements in Tire Yalve's "mentstherein .Y f y Invalves. ofthis class `an elongated shell is usually providedwithin which is mounted- -to operatefthe valve plunger or 'so-called] valve proper.A As the valve opens inwardly it is necessary to provide a valve seat within the shell. Itihas been proposed tomake the seat as4 an integral part of the' valve shell',-

but this has necessitated `the introduction of the valve proper through the inner endof the shell,v ren fthe- "'valvevshell from `the tire in, orderering -it necessary to remove to` obtain" access to the valve proper rions-disadvantage' has led to the e 1`npl'oy y I -mentv of a separate valve seat adapted toscrew in through the outer end of the shell,` a suitable packing being interposed between.-

theseat and the shelltomakea tightjoint, between the two. This construction of socalled top Vrepair valve `has-,been found to work admirably in practice,'since'i t permits theremoval of the valve proper''from the shell without removing the shell fromnthe, 4.tire or tube. yNevertheless the construction has involvedcertain disadvantages, notablyf in the multiplication of the parts and the restriction ofthe air passages;throughthev valve. The object of the present invention is `to provide a top repair valve with a n in tegral seat, means being provided for' remov-J ing the valve proper through'the outer end of the shell for repairs or replacement. TheAv invention includes certain other improvements which will be hereinafter pointed out.

- complete valve;

In the drawings, which illustrateone form of the invention,--

Fig.' l isa central vertical section of a 0i tube, the wan of Ithesheu A being screw. fthreaded to receive i' j to press the tire 'or tubejagamst'theshoe B. According to the Ap1e' ferr`ed forin'of theinr' v Ventionthe valve isjprovidedwith an .inte

rotative movement by the tail'and guide.

.carrier Eis of such dimensions as to pass in- -The pac-king F, however', is of considerably i Fig. asimilar section illustrating-themethod of introducing the valve pro er;v

Fig. 3 is asimilar section illustratlng the method of yremovingthe valve proper.

Figs. 4,`5 and 6 arefmodified views vto Figs. V-

1 ",72 and, illustrating the preferred con. "3 rig- -7 is a espion the rsa/iii Fig.

Referring' to" the'ldrawings, llet A l indicate i afsuitable valve shell, whichis. preferably provided' on its inner end withjaiiangelor'fshoe'B designed to he passed within'thetife clamping nuts adapted l ralseat C vformed in thefstock of the shell ,and preferablyxnear the top oir-.outerl end lower end of which -isguidedfbyca guide'H l which 'is Ishown as a .angejforinedintegral.fwith the shell A. V.Between the guidev Hfand -the carrier is preferably interposed 'a spring,` 1, the function of .which -is normally press the'carrierv E upwardly. .T he,

effect otthis construction'jis thatY while the carrier and.. its packingfmay move downwardly with the pressure and'upwardlyby" its spring, it is nevertheless'prevented from .According to the presentqinventionthe' wardly through the passage J leading;4

vthroughthe top of the-valve, and preferably the carrier'has the maximum diameter which would enable it to move through the passage.

larger diameter than' the carrier, so that itY must be distorted in order to insert it through the passage J. The packing F is sufiiciently fiexible for this purpose, as is indetachedparts during dicated in Fig. 2, and suiciently resilient to be capable of assuming substantially its flat condition after it is inserted. Thus when the arts are in the working position shown in ig. l, the packing is substantially flat and makes a leak-tight fit with the seat C on its upper face. It is nevertheless supported sufficiently by the carrier E to hold it in place during its normal operation, since the exterior diameter of the carrier E is substantially the same as the interior diameter of the passage J and seat C.

By the construction as thus far .described the valve proper may be easily inserted within the shell from the top ot the valve,-

and constitutes an eiicient .valve proper, it being necessary or desirable only to provide a means for centering the packing upon the carrier, as for instance such a device as the pin K. j Y

.But as thus constructed it would be difficult to remove the valve proper after it was once inserted, especially without the.

aid of a special tool, since a` carrier and its connected parts could not be removed unless the packing were previously removed. v

According to the present invention therefore we provide a means for removing the packing easily and expeditiously, thus permitting the carrier to be easily removed from the shell. This may be accomplished in vari-A ousgways` but in the construction shown-the CHII'IQT to receive an enlargement M formed onor carried by the pin K. The enlargement M is preferably provided on its upperv face with a seat N designed to support the under side of the packing washer, such enlargement being of sufficiently small diameter to afford a space on all sides of it to permit the packing to be flexed or bent downwardly'when the pin andA packing are passed outwardly through the passage J The position of the this operation is clearly indicated in Fig.

0, the vpin being screwthreaded as shown to engage the nut.` j- The nut.y O materially assists in the operation of inserting the packing, as'shown in-Fig, 2. It is preferableV in their operativev tion is made between the 'enlargement- M and the carrier,"preferably by threading 'To this end the spring I is pre E is provided with a recess L in its upper face, and this *recess is adapted` `with 3. To hold the packing in.'- place at the' lower end of the' pin, it is pref-1.55 'on the bearing Nv by a nut" c position'of.fFig. li that when thelparts ,are vosition shown', in .-.ig'g Y 1, the packing slial be held rigidly-iguponthe carrier E, and Vfor thispurposea connec= as shown. During the operation f lcap may also be provided with a socket T on its under side which may have a smooth bore for the purpose merely of receiving the pin and assisting to hold the valve in its proper alignment., or it may be'provided with screwthreads adapted to engage the threads of the pin and draw the` latter upwardly as the cap is screwed downwardly, thus mechanically holding the valve, in its seated position in use. In this case the cap lthreads should be omitted.

It is desirable that all of thel moving parts ofthe valve proper shall be connected together in order tiat they may `be removed asa whole from the valve by `the pin K. coupled to the tail G by placing its end through a hole in the latter as shown. We also prefer to provide a swivel coupling between the stem K and carrier E, which may be of any suitable construction, but which is shown as comprising a ,pin U which passes `downwardly `through a hole Vin A the carrier, the end ot' the pinbeing enlarged as shown at W and extending into-avrecess,

formed in the tail G.' By this construction the pinK is permitted to ro tate,lwliile at the same time'after lthe enlargement M, is screwed. out of thelsocketA L sufficiently .to permit the packing F to flex in the manner shown in Fig. v'3,all of the movable parts ot' the valve proper may be removed with the stemK.` f

The mode of assembling and ldis-assembling the'parts will beapparent from the foregoing. It the parts arecoupled together a complete valve proper is assembled, the exception that ,thev pin is not screwed to the carrier; and the parts 4vare passed inwardly throughthe mouth lof the shell, 'as indicated'in Fig.y 2,'the tail passing intothe guide H. -Asisg'ionas the ypacking washer is below-theseatthe'pin isf screwed into the lcarrier' l.and they-parts assume the` l y .When "it {isidesired to remove tlievalve ,p1-oper, vthe' pin 'isi unscrewedi l eitherL-until v'the' enlargement Ml is entirely..,disco1inected froin the carriera.' or `until 'it'has risenhsuiiiciently above itto perrmt theiiexure of ,the packingv shown inl i0 '3, .whereupon the entire -va veproper and connected parts maybe easily removed.' y

,Referring to the preferred form of the' invention illustrated in Figs. 4 to 9, the valve 'shell A is formed with an integralvalve seat C below which isan'enlargedvalve chamber C2. lLeadingto beneath the valve erably l lSO n the '.pin by contactA with the valve carrier is flattened 'as shown at G2.

(Fig. 9); it is also preferably slotted as shown at G3, the slots extending above the bottom of the valve chamber vC vas indicated in F igs.'5 and 6. The-guide socket prevent rotation of the valve proper." v. l The upper part of thecarrier designated by the reference letter Ezis preferably circular in. cross-section? and.' preferably just fits the passage J. :in Figs...l3 the the parts are in position of Fig. 4:, makes a .leak-tightjoint with the seat. The carrier 1s shown as provided with a screw-threaded bore L adapted to receive the lower lend M of the pin K. The pin K is formed with ,fa flange K2 upon which the packing Washer rests andabove the flange is an enlargement 'O' which bears against the upper surface o f .the packing Washer' and serves With the .flange to retain the packing Washer in position. The pin is also provided with a guide Y abovev the enlargement O', which guide may .be of :'any\.lsuitable shape `which will permit `ir tov freely pass" around it, a'nd which will properlyfguide at its to' and is .adaptdtobe' turtle"k by-.the-

socket ofthe cap l? When theparts ar position? of Fig. 4, the packing malice.af-tight joint with 'these'atCQ being heldagainst the latter by the internal pressure withinzthe; tire or other soon as the pin is unscrewed sufficiently to raise the packing l to.` aboutthei position shoWninFig'. 6, with its edgesbent backward1y,the valve(proper can bey easily removed. The valve' proper may be `inserted in its unscrewed' position inthe manner similar to that indicated in Fig. 2, or, as'is also true in the construction of Fig. 2, the parts i may be screwed up as shown in Fig. 5 and pushed into the valve. In this case no ad- ]ustment is necessary after'thevalve-is in- Y. sert'ed. When the partsvare in the position- 'of Figs. 4 and 5. the collar K2 'lits-in a recess'fv `in the top ofV the valve ,carrierj fso that -,the.. "d thus-'lf lower? packing -frests upon` 'a 4 flushasurfafce, has an even'bearing.- .Preferablygthe end of the pinlK is formed vvithan'enlargeg `comprising-.a rigid and a packing" vvall'of the pasv .ig-One. form., oflsilch guide'isl s hownjl; inv FigliV 8.' Y" The `pinis-squared "orf flattened seat lvvithinz said 'through said seatv vdiameter to pass through said seat fromatively connecting said fitting' against" V"Said barrier.'

. 6.5.1111'-4 a :top frepair: valve for' ment M2 so as to limitthe" movementofithe'" pin whereby thepartsareg'held together' as "a unitarystructure.

'4 While We lhave shovvnin detail several embodiments of the invention, it will be ,i

inl-working position, land saidcheck valve being adapted -to assume a condition of'lessened diameterV sufficient to enable -it Ato pass through said seat, `and said check valve com- 4p'riising'a rigid body'and a packing mate- `ria w packing F. islar'ger than its seat, and When 2. A valve for tires or the -like,"comprising a shell havinga'valvefseat and acheck valve inwardly of said seatysaid check valve being of larger diameter than'saidjseabwhen in working-position, said .check 'valve being removable through said seat, A and rigid -in ashellA having avalve seat and a check '.va ve inwardly ofsaid seatsaid- 'check .valve being oflarger diameter than saidseailand y atevrial, said packing material being adapted to f vvherebyfto be inserted"'through said seat,

means' lfor preventing the packing 'from as- "suming suchcondition when in normal use, 'and means for-.permitting vsaid packingfto assume said oonditionin 'order to remove Said check valve through 'said seat.

4.' A valve for tires orthe like, a shell, a hell',. a. passage leading 'to thev outer -endof. saidshell, a valve proper beneath saidrseat-and coacting with. the latter, said fvalveyproper comprising a carrierand "a packing of a tbe for oper parts after they are within the valve shell. l l 5. A valve for tires or the like, a shell, a seat within-said shell', a passage leading through said seat to the outer end joli-saidA shell, a .valve proper beneath saidseat and coacting with the` latter, said. 'val-ve* proper oomprising'- aiflicarrier and a '.*packinggsaid outer .end of the'shellfand'l means car like; a shell,`4 a seat within. vsaidshel sage; through said 'seat tot-hetopjlp said shell, and a valve proper inhsaid shell, sad" @valve proper*v comprisingz 'a' carrie and: a"

like, compris-" 1 assume a lcondition of 'lessened diameter,V

vf seatI `from the like,

' f sage throughsaidgseatto the top o-sald shell,

anda 'valveprope'r in said shell, Said-valve proper comprising' a' carrieranda packing f of a v the outer end of the shell, and apin adapted; f to' make a screwthreaded engagement? with diameterto pass' through said seat' from said carrier Within said shell.

8. A valve for-tires or the. like, comprising r a shell having aufixedseat, acheck valve! comprising a packing adaptedl to collapse. toy

, pass through said seat-,and to expandwbeneath it, and arigid means.A for, maintaining said packing in normally expandedv workingk condition with reference tosaidseat., 9. In a valve for tiresor the like,1a'-shell, ""a seat within said' shell,V apassageleading --if through said seat to the top of thejvalve', a;

lcarrier of approximatelythe sameV diameter as said passage,a packing of larger thanl said passage, a pin vconnected Packing,

- ing the packing "and-a screw-threaded portion and.- said carrier-having'a screwthread'- ed, recess," said Shoulder being of sufficiently packin :aman-diameter te' permit the Passage'OJ Said j packingfthroughsaid passage when the is" flexed around the shoulder.

' a lseatvvithin said shell, a passage leading.4 through said'seat tot-he top of the valve, a.

carrier of approximately the same diameter as said passage, a packing of larger diame-' ter than said passage, a pin connected to said' screw-threaded portion, and said carrier'- having4 a screw-threaded recessl to receive 'said portion, said shoulder beingfofv Sulli-` ciently smalldiameter to .permit the passage," of said packing through said passage when?y the packing' is iiexed'around'the shoulder,

and means above said packingfor-holding'sthe latter on 'said shoulder.

11. In a valve for tires or the-like, ash'elhfi a fixed seat member within the shells Sav-aha proper adapted to cooperatewith said seat member and comprising a packing, means for holding the packing, and means for introducing the valve member into the shell past the seat member, and means for adjusting the valve to working condition by a sin-` gle manipulating part.

12. In a valve for tires or the like, a shell` a fixed seat member within the shell, avalve proper adapted to cooperate with said seat member and comprising a packing,.fmeans.

for holding the packing, means forintroducing the valve member into' the shelll past the seat member, and means for removing diameter said pinliaving a shoulder engag-l n a valve for tires or the like, ashell,

ytroduction and removal.

v `A13'. A valve for tires or the like, havin a valve seat in combination with a va ve proper havinga packing adapted when beneathsaid seat to enlarge, in eii`ect,and also adapted to contract, in effect, to permit it to pass through said seat, with means for prevalve.y .a g

I 14:, 'A' valve for tires or the like, having a .valve seat 'in lcombination with a valve vv}, rope `r hiwing a packing `adapted when beneath said seat to enlarge, in effect, and also adapted tovicontract, in eii'ect,to permit it to pass through.said seat,'with means for preventing -it from., contracting when beneath operated to release said means to permit said for; adjusting the valve to permit such in f,

venting it from contracting when beneath j .saidfseahsaid means operative by a 'single` member extending -toward'the mouth of the saidseat,said means operative Vby a .single member-extending toward thefmonth of the valve',1and said member. being adapted to be packing to contract for the purposes of insertion or removal.- v '15; In a valve for a flattened hollow carrier, a'guide insaid valve for preventing rotation of the' carrier,

a pin having a screwthreaded -connection tires orvthe'like having" with said carrier, said pin carrying the acking and adjustable'to separate fromsai carrierand to bring it into contacttherewith'. 1'00 16., In a valve for'tires or thelike havingY a flattened hollow v carrier, a lguide insaid `valve for-preventingfrotationo the carrier,'

a pin having. a sere'wthreaded` connection with said carriersai`d pin carrying the packing and' adjustable to separate from said carpacking, saidV pin having a shoulder and a' 'rier and to lbring it into 'contact therewith,

valve for' preventing rotationl of the-carrier,

anda guide 'to'.- said pin `above` said packing. l 'j v17.` Inavalve'fortiresor the like having l a flattened hollow carrierja guide'i 1 1'jsaid` aj/ f `i n. f having a screwthreaded 'connection f wit said carrier, said pin carrying the packing and adjustable to kseparate '-fromsaidv` ,'f'carrier and to bring it intov contact therewith,' and a, guide to said pm above said packing, said guide contacting with. the

walls of said valve'and providing spaces through which air may flow.

'18. A valve proper for like, having a lower portion formed 4with a surface adapted to support a packing, .and

'an upper portion lmovable with relation thereto, vand adapted to be movedto separatev said packing fromsaid surface', .and to bring it into contact therewith. 19. A .valve roper for tire valves 'or the like, having a ower portion formed with a,

surface adapted to support a packing, and an and f upperv portion carrying a packing adapted to be movedwith relation to said tire valves or the I like comprising two portions,

an integral valve seat in combination surface to separate the packing therefrom, and tobring it into contact therewith. v

20. A valve proper for tire valves or the like having two portions, one screwthreaded into the other, and a packing positively carried by the upper portion.

21. yA valve proper for tire valves or the the lower portion being formed with a non-circular part, and the u packing, t e upper portion having a screw,- t'hreaded connection with the lower por- V tion. Y v l 22. A valve proper for tire valves or the like comprising two portions, the lower portion being formed and the upper portion positively carrying a packing, the upper portionhaving a screwthreaded connection with Athe lower portion, and a guide carried by said .upper Portion' v23. A valve'for tires or the like, having with a valve being neath said seat, and to in effect contract to proper having a packing,

pass through said seat, and means for holding said packing in its enlarged condition beneath said seat, said means 'operated by a'- relative rotary'motion of the parts."v

24. A' valve for tires or' the like, having' an integral valve seat in, combination with a' valve proper havinga packing, ysaid pack-l in'g being'adapted to in effect enlarge when beneath'said seat,iand to in effectcontract to pass through said seat, means for holding said packing 'in its enlarged condition be- Aneath said seat, said means operated by a per portion positively carrying a with a non-circular part,

said packing.. adapted to ineffect enlarge when" bef"-- relative rotary motion of the parts, andsaid means being adapted to be retracted to per- .Init such contraction of the packing.

25. A valve for tires or the like compris ing a shell adapted to receive a screwthreaded -connection at the end thereof, an integral' valve seat within the suiicientl to contact with said seat after passing t rough it and a means preventing said valvefrom collapsing into the interior of said bore by the internal pressure.4

26. A valve for tires or the like compris-- ing a shell adapted to receive a screwthreaded connection at the end valve-*seat within the shell below the top thereof,.a passage leading through said seat to.' the end of said shell, a check valve collapsible to pass through said seat from the top and expansible `to increase its diameter suiicientlyto' contactwith said seat after passing-throughdt and a means preventing said'valve ffrom collapsing into the interior of said bore 'by the internal pressure, said means being advanced to its operative position by a rotary movement. y

In witness whereof, we have hereunto signed our names in the presence of two subscribing witnesses,

thereof, an integral Y. MAXIMILIAN cuantas scIIwsINERI.l v

HENRY P. KRAFT.

"Witnesses:

E. V. MYERS, FRED Wmrr.. 

